Summer Reading Assignment

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1 Summer Reading Assignment All World History AP students in the district are required to complete the summer assignment. Our expectation is that the work will be completed by the first day of school. Within the first week of school, there will be a quiz, test or essay over the assignment. The assignment and guidelines are listed below. Read: a. Chapters 1 & 2 of the required textbook - World Civilizations: The Global Experience by Peter N. Stearns et al, 7th edition. b. You will need to check out a book before school ends or in July or use the e-text (instructions will be on your teacher s website in June). Process a. All World History AP students are required to fill out the accompanying notes and charts. All answers should be handwritten. b. In addition, all students are required to take the online practice test (click the link). To find the online practice test or if you have any questions, please see the teachers websites below or the appropriate teacher below. CPHS: LHS: RHS: VHS: VRHS: GHS: kirstin.geiger-aguilar@leanderisd.org jeff.gamble@leanderisd.org mara.johnson-petrinec@leanderisd.org laurenm.ofarrell@leanderisd.org rosie.palazzolo-thompson@leanderisd.org ali.miller@leanderisd.org rachel.doney@leanderisd.org andrew.peterson@leanderisd.org karissa.venditti@leanderisd.org elizabeth.duncan@leanderisd.org kristin.stone@leanderisd.org Peter.bongard@leanderisd.org Grant.Britton@leanderisd.org Matt.Riley@leanderisd.org

2 Chapter 1 From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations

3 GETTING STARTED IS ALWAYS HARD As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline of the section to identify main ideas in each paragraph as well as the key words that inform those ideas. I. Human species Emerged 2 to 5 million years ago II. Paleolithic Age C. D. 2

4 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline of the section to identify main ideas in each paragraph as well as the key words that inform those ideas. I. Late Paleolithic Developments Improved tools and tool use Spread of human species around the world II. III. IV. 3

5 3. THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart to summarize the eras of prehistory before and after the introduction of agriculture. Life Before Farming Eras of Prehistory Life After Farming

6 4. AGRICULTURE AND CHANGE As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart with details from the text to summarize the relationship between agriculture and larger social, economic, and political changes. Agriculture and Change Rise of Cities and Urban Life <;atal Hiiyiik Metal Working

7 5. NOMADIC PEOPLES As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart with details from the text to identify the main ideas about nomadic peoples. Nomadic Peoples I Regions of Nomadic Nomads and Development Society and Civilization Culture 6

8 Chapter 2 Early Civilizations, C.E.

9 CIVILIZATION As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline of the section to identify main ideas in each paragraph as well as the key words that inform those ideas. I. Civilization Key Characteristics: II. Problems with the Definition of Civilization C. D. 14

10 TIGRIS-EUPHRATES CIVILIZATION As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart with details from the text to identify the main ideas about the Sumerian city-states. Sumerian City-States 15

11 3. EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline of the section to identify main ideas in each paragraph as well as the key words that inform those ideas. I. Egyptian Civilization Geography and Economy II. Political Structures A III. Culture IV. Interactions with Mesopotamia 16

12 4. EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA COMPARED As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart to compare and contrast Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia Compared Egypt

13 5. RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION IN INDIA As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart with details from the text to identify key aspects of early Indian civilization. River Valley Civilization in India Urban Centers Economy and Trade Decline and Fall

14 6. CHINA As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following chart with details from the text to identify the main ideas about early Chinese civilization. China The Shang Dynasty Contributions to The Zhou Later Chinese Dynasty Periods I 19

15 7. EARLY CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline with details from the text to summarize the development of civilization in the Americas. I. Distinctive Features II. Peopling of the Americas III. Development of Agriculture IV. The Olmecs and Chavin de Huantar 20

16 8. THE END OF THE RIVER VALLEY PERIOD As you read this section in your textbook, complete the following outline with details from the text to summarize the contributions of the river valley civilizations. I. The Heritage of the River Valley Civilizations II. New States and Peoples around 1000 C.E. III. Judaism 21